Chapter 50: The Appearance of the Soul Stone

A powerful warrior at the level of a Two-Star Heavenly Soul Demon was moving through the interior of the floating planet.
This warrior appeared young, with a well-proportioned physique. He moved swiftly and smoothly underground, just like a fish swimming in water. In his hand was a crystal-yellow broad ruler; with a mere gesture forward, he could unleash the immense power of the Earthly World, creating a path straight ahead.
“Hmph, the aura of the Soul Stone is growing stronger by the moment,” the young man said, somewhat excited.
He sensed the Soul Stone, and his Soul Flower was under increasing pressure.
Yet, as the young man grew excited, the dust formed from the Dimensional Ball had already reached him and attached itself to his body.
“Heh, fellow cultivator…”
A melodious voice appeared out of nowhere.
The young man was shocked. He looked around but saw nothing unusual—only those dark rocks, with not a single creature in sight. How could there be a voice?
“Was that just an illusion?” he murmured.
Shaking his head, the young man immediately used his broad ruler to channel the power of the World, continuing to forge a path ahead in an attempt to capture the Soul Stone.
“Heh, fellow cultivator…”
Another voice, filled with surprise, came through.
The young man swiftly swung his broad ruler around, causing the rocks around him to turn to powder under the attack of the Earthly World’s power.
“This is bizarre… Where is this voice coming from?” The young man stared around in confusion.
Suddenly, Qu Yi appeared.
“You’re not hallucinating. It was me calling you just now.”
Qu Yi smiled as he stepped forward, his Heavenly Sword already brimming with the power of the Fire World, ready to strike.
A massive red sword, filled with the power of the Fire World, rushed toward the young man’s head with terrifying force.
“You…”
The young man was utterly terrified. Qu Yi’s appearance was too sudden, and his attack was merciless. Before he could recover from his shock, he was struck.
As expected, the red sword struck the young man’s head, killing him instantly and destroying his Soul Flower as well.
Qu Yi had already launched surprise attacks on three Heavenly Soul Demon warriors, and his assassination skills were now highly refined. Without lingering, he eliminated this Heavenly Soul Demon warrior from the Earth Destruction Alliance.
The crystal-yellow broad ruler and the space ring all fell to the ground.

Qu Yi smiled slightly, immediately picked up the measuring rod and the space ring, then entered the Tiny Realm Sphere.
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“Instrument God, this time it went smoothly. I’ll have to trouble you to name this measuring rod again,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he settled onto the soft chair.
Hearing this, the Instrument God happily got up, glanced at the measuring rod, and said right away, “One stroke, and the planet splits apart. This three-star Heavenly Soul Demon-level measuring rod shall be called the Star Splitting Rod.”
Qu Yi nodded in agreement after hearing that.
“Instrument God, you’re really skilled. Well, now that the Earth Lord’s signature treasure has also been obtained, only the Water Lord’s life treasure remains unclaimed,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
The Golden Shadow Sword, Green Ling Axe, Origin Fire Stick, and Star Splitting Rod—Qu Yi had already obtained four Heavenly Soul Demon-level treasures, but he still hadn’t gotten any Water Element Heavenly Soul Demon-level treasures.
“Don’t worry. On this moving planet, those Heavenly Demon experts won’t leave until they get the Soul Stone. We have plenty of time to assassinate the Water Element Heavenly Demons, and we’ll soon obtain a Water Element treasure,” the Instrument God said with a smile before lying down again.
Qu Yi chuckled.
With the Tiny Realm Sphere under the Instrument God’s control, Qu Yi could relax. All he needed to do was lie on the soft chair, scan the “Origin Speed Dao” formation, and wait for the Instrument God’s message.
Suddenly, Qu Yi, who had just lay down, sat up and said with a smile, “Instrument God, what if I bring out the Gold Lord, Wood Lord, and Earth Lord? The four of us could go together to launch a surprise attack on those Heavenly Soul Demon experts. That way, we can kill them faster.”
At that moment, the Gold Lord, Wood Lord, and Earth Lord were all inside the Tiny Realm Sphere. Moreover, each of them also had a Heavenly Soul Demon-level treasure of their own, allowing them to wield some form of world power.
“Do as you wish. Kill them however you want,” the Instrument God replied lazily with his eyes closed.
Qu Yi grinned.
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“Damn it! Our Yu Feng from the Golden Slash Alliance is dead!”
On the surface of the moving planet, Shen Shi, the leader of the Golden Slash Alliance, shouted angrily.
Almost at the same time, elsewhere on the planet’s surface, Zuo Zhao, the leader of the Fire Slaughter Alliance, roared in fury, “Who did this? Who killed Nan Jing from our Fire Slaughter Alliance?”
As if in coordination, Wu Yang, the leader of the Earth Destruction Alliance, almost howled from somewhere on the planet’s surface, “Ah… Rong Xuan, who exactly killed you?”
Just like Qiu Yu from the Wood Cutting Alliance, the leaders of the other three alliances had also discovered that someone was assassinating their own Heavenly Demon experts.
In an instant, the three leaders of the Golden Slash Alliance, Fire Slaughter Alliance, and Earth Destruction Alliance immediately sent messages, gathering all their Heavenly Demon experts around them.

Qiu Yu of the Wood Cutting Alliance and Ze Di of the Flood Alliance, having observed the changes among the three alliances and sensing something unusual, immediately gathered their own powerful Demons around them.
Shen Shi of the Golden Slash Alliance, accompanied by nearly two hundred powerful Demons, arrived at the gathering place of the Wood Cutting Alliance’s Demons.
“Shen Shi, why have you brought so many Demons here?” Qiu Yu demanded angrily.
“Qiu Yu, You Feng from our Golden Slash Alliance is dead. I need to investigate,” Shen Shi replied bluntly, stating his purpose clearly.
Given Shen Shi’s character, if someone from his own alliance died, he must uncover the real murderer.
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yu immediately understood—that it wasn’t her disciple who had been attacked, and that the Golden Slash Alliance’s Demons had also been attacked.
However…
“Shen Shi, do you people of the Golden Slash Alliance underestimate others? To bring so many people here directly to our Wood Cutting Alliance—do you really think we would attack your people?” Qiu Yu shouted angrily.
As the representative of the Wood Cutting Alliance, she couldn’t allow Shen Shi to interrogate her and lose face. Thus, she also shouted in anger.
Shen Shi’s expression turned serious before softening again.
“Qiu Yu, to be honest, we must find the murderer behind the deaths of our Golden Slash Alliance’s Demons. If it wasn’t your Wood Cutting Alliance’s people, I’ll surely apologize to you. But if I discover it was your people, don’t blame me if we become enemies,” Shen Shi said calmly, offering a way out.
Qiu Yu stared at Shen Shi for a moment before suddenly shouting through gritted teeth, “You want to find the murderer… If you want to find the murderer, then who killed my own brother?”
Qiu Yu had been secretly investigating Qiu Min’s death but had yet to find any clues. With Qing Ling Fu never showing up, how could she be sure who killed Qiu Min?
Hearing this, Shen Shi was momentarily shocked—he hadn’t expected that even the Wood Cutting Alliance’s Demons had been attacked.
After a brief silence, Shen Shi had already sensed the Demons of the Wood Cutting Alliance, especially those with a cultivation level of four-star or higher. Noticing nothing unusual among them, he made up his mind.
“Qiu Yu, it seems that on this moving planet, someone took advantage of the fact that the Demons of our five alliances were scattered across the planet to secretly attack our powerful Demons. Since people from your Wood Cutting Alliance have also been attacked, I no longer doubt you. Qiu Yu, let’s go to the other three alliances together and investigate this real murderer,” Shen Shi said then.

Although he said he no longer doubted the Wood Cutting Alliance, Shen Shi still harbored a slight doubt in his heart, though he decided to put that doubt aside for now.
Qiu Yu, upon hearing this, quickly nodded in agreement and declared firmly, “Good. The two of our alliances will pressure the other three alliances to uncover the real murderer.”
The murderer must be someone from the Five Alliances, Shen Shi and Qiu Yu were both certain of this, as there were only the demons of the Five Alliances inside this moving planet.
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Inside the Fire Slaughtering Alliance…
Shen Shi and Qiu Yu, along with their respective demons, issued a call, and the three other alliances also joined forces.
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Inside the Earth Destroying Alliance…
Shen Shi, Qiu Yu, and Zuo Zhao, along with the demons of the Gold Beheading Alliance, Wood Cutting Alliance, and Fire Slaughtering Alliance, arrived.
Another round of familiar conversations ensued.
Shen Shi, Qiu Yu, Zuo Zhao, and Wu Yang united as one.
Soon, over seven hundred demons from the Gold Beheading Alliance, Wood Cutting Alliance, Fire Slaughtering Alliance, and Earth Destroying Alliance gathered at the location of the Flooded Alliance.
Emperor Ze Baihong sensed the presence of the demons from the four alliances.
“How did the demons from these four alliances end up here?” Emperor Ze frowned, puzzled.
Though puzzled, his expression remained relaxed.
“Shen Shi, Qiu Yu, Zuo Zhao, Wu Yang—why didn’t you go look for the Soul Stone instead of coming here?” Emperor Ze shouted.
Soon, the demons from the four alliances landed on the ground along with their leaders.
“Baihong, one powerful Demon Soul expert from each of our four alliances has been assassinated. Now, we’ve come to see if your demons have any suspicious murderers,” Shen Shi said directly.
Undoubtedly, while in the air, Shen Shi had already sent out his demonic senses to check on the demons of the Flooded Alliance and found that their numbers were unchanged. Thus, he concluded that the Flooded Alliance was most likely behind the assassinations, and his tone was harsh.
“Baihong, it seems none of your demons have died. Among the demons killed in our four alliances, the main suspect is from your Flooded Alliance,” Qiu Yu added even more bluntly.
“Baihong, you should give an explanation,” Zuo Zhao said, raising his eyebrows and staring at Emperor Ze.
“Baihong, you must account for this,” Wu Yang said seriously.
Seeing Shen Shi speak so directly, Qiu Yu, Zuo Zhao, and Wu Yang also spoke frankly without any hesitation.

Upon hearing the four’s question, Ze Di became extremely angry and retorted immediately, “What do you four mean? Are you saying that the people of our Water Flood Alliance ambushed the Heavenly Demons of your four alliances?”
Shen Shi, Qiu Yu, Zuo Zhao, and Wu Yang stared at Ze Di in silence.
It could only be them—who else could it be?
Seeing their expressions, Ze Di grew even angrier. This was outright slander against him.
Powerful Heavenly Soul Demons should not be bullied or insulted.
“You four bastards! Our Water Flood Alliance has never resorted to assassinating the Heavenly Demons of your four alliances. Now, you’re forcing this crime onto us. You’re insulting our entire Water Flood Alliance. Think carefully—by offending us, can you bear the revenge to come?” Ze Di threatened back without hesitation.
Shen Shi, Qiu Yu, Zuo Zhao, and Wu Yang exchanged glances, then all glared at Ze Di with fierce expressions.
“Bai Hong, don’t even try to intimidate us. Don’t think just because this mobile planet is in your Water Flood Star Region that you can treat us four alliances as you please. Today, your Water Flood Alliance must give an explanation. Otherwise, we four alliances won’t hesitate to attack you right now,” Shen Shi declared calmly.
At this point, Shen Shi, Qiu Yu, Zuo Zhao, and Wu Yang no longer cared whether the culprit was a Heavenly Demon from the Water Flood Alliance. Even if they were wrong, they could combine the power of the Heavenly Demons from their four alliances to eliminate those from the Water Flood Alliance first, thus reducing their strength in the struggle for the Soul Stone.
Moreover, they weren’t worried about danger at all, as the leaders of their four alliances were already waiting on the edge of the Water Flood Star Region. Once they obtained the Soul Stone, they would send messages to their respective leaders, who would surely come to support them. There was no need to fear retaliation from the Water Flood Alliance.
“You…” Ze Di was so angry he couldn’t speak anymore.
With the combined forces of the four alliances, even if Ze Di sent a message to Miao Di, the leader of the Water Flood Alliance, and Miao Di summoned all the Heavenly Demons from the Water Flood Alliance, it would still be too late to arrive at the mobile planet in time to help.
The more than 200 Heavenly Demons of the Water Flood Alliance couldn’t hold out until reinforcements arrived.
“All Heavenly Demons of the Water Flood Alliance, form up and prepare for battle!” Realizing further argument was pointless, Ze Di shouted in anger.
The over 200 powerful Heavenly Demons quickly grouped together in teams, staring angrily at the Heavenly Demons of the four alliances.
Having reached the rank of Heavenly Demons, who could endure unfounded accusations or humiliation?

Shen Shi, Qiu Yu, Zuo Zhao, and Wu Yang all twitched the corners of their mouths, showing their inner joy—this opportunity was indeed rare.
“Golden Slash Alliance’s heavenly demons, prepare.”
“Wood Cutting Alliance’s heavenly demons, prepare.”
“Fire Slaughter Alliance’s heavenly demons, prepare.”
“Earth Destruction Alliance’s heavenly demons, prepare.”
Without hesitation, the four of them issued orders to immediately eliminate these more than two hundred heavenly demons from the Water Flood Alliance.
“Attack!”
As soon as the powerful heavenly demons from the four alliances were ready, the four of them gave the order at the same time.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
More than seven hundred powerful heavenly demons instantly flew around the Water Flood Alliance, surrounding its demons. Then, each of them picked up their heavenly magic treasures and attacked the demons in the center.
The forces of the Metal World, Wood World, Fire World, and Earth World immediately rose into the air, shining brightly. Waves of power tore through space, with countless energy currents surging forth.
“Heavenly demons of the Water Flood Alliance, dive underground!” Emperor Ze suddenly ordered.
Faced with such overwhelming attacks from the forces of various worlds, Emperor Ze remained calm despite his anger. He knew that with the number of demons in the Water Flood Alliance, it was impossible to withstand the combined attack of more than seven hundred demons.
The more than two hundred demons from the Water Flood Alliance pushed the forces of the Water World into the ground, creating a large pit. They quickly sank downward into the earth.
“Haha…”
“Scum of the Water Flood Alliance—you pretended to be strong just now; it was all an act.”
“Everyone, go down and hunt them! We must exterminate these bastards from the Water Flood Alliance.”
The heavenly demons from the four alliances used their world forces to create a huge depression in the ground. The violent energy was enough to destroy countless things, but since it didn’t hit the powerful demons of the Water Flood Alliance, no one was hurt.
Still, seeing the demons of the Water Flood Alliance flee in fear, the demons from the four alliances felt somewhat triumphant.
Soon, they entered the pit and dived down to chase after the demons of the Water Flood Alliance.
“I’ll blow you to pieces!”
“Don’t run! Prepare to suffer my Fire World Blast!”
“Bastards of the Water Flood Alliance, stop! I haven’t used my Thousand Thorns World yet!”
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During the frantic pursuit, the demons from the four alliances kept mocking them.
But the demons of the Water Flood Alliance only wanted to escape and had no time to retort.

Inside the moving planet, the demons of the Water-Submerged Alliance collectively bombarded the rock layers, creating an escape route. Behind this route, the powerful warriors from the Four Alliances pursued relentlessly, using various forces of the universe to expand the passage. Before long, winding passages appeared throughout the planet, gradually connecting it in its entirety. They emerged from one surface of the planet, quickly dived back underground, and reappeared on another surface. The pursuit by the Four Alliances against the Water-Submerged Alliance lasted for ten days. Countless passages had now formed inside the moving planet, almost emptying it out completely. The substance that had once been like white mist above the planet had thinned out, as if on the verge of disappearing. In the vast starry sky, the moving planet’s speed had slowed drastically, and the magnificent river of white clouds behind it had vanished. Clearly, the demons of the Five Alliances, by moving around inside the planet, had damaged its structure, thereby disabling some of its functions. Surprisingly, even as the planet was nearly emptied, the Luo Soul Stone still hadn’t appeared, continuing to move inside the planet to evade the pursuit of the Five Alliances’ warriors. But at that moment, rumbling noises arose inside the planet, as if it were tearing apart. Hearing these continuous loud noises, the demons of the Five Alliances immediately realized the planet was about to collapse. They dared not stay inside any longer and quickly fled in different directions, escaping into the starry sky. Pop… Crack… Whoosh… The moving planet truly shattered into pieces and disintegrated right there in the starry sky. At that moment, under the gaze of the powerful demons of the Five Alliances, a square stone the size of a human head that kept changing colors—gold, green, blue, red, and yellow—appeared. The Luo Soul Stone!